Small-scale heterogeneity of trace metals including rare earth elements and yttrium in deep-sea sediments and porewaters of the Peru Basin, southeastern equatorial Pacific

<p>Due to its remoteness, the deep-sea floor remains an understudied ecosystem of our planet. The patchiness of existing data sets makes it difficult to draw conclusions about processes that apply to a wider area. In our study we show how different settings and processes determine sediment het...

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Main Authors: S. A. L. Paul, M. Haeckel, M. Bau, R. Bajracharya, A. Koschinsky
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2019-12-01
Series:Biogeosciences
Online Access:https://www.biogeosciences.net/16/4829/2019/bg-16-4829-2019.pdf